3315.07
Instructional program for employees - supplies and equipment for local school districts.

(A)
The board of education of each school district may provide an instructional program for the
employees of the district. The board may provide the necessary bulletins and
instructional material in connection with the program and pay the cost of
meetings held for the purpose of carrying out the program.

(B)
The board of any district or educational service center may provide bulletins
or other materials necessary for the effective administration of the schools of
the
district or programs of the educational service
center and may compile, make available, or publish any of the following
materials not inconsistent with division (C) of this section: student
handbooks, dress codes, curriculum guides, school policy bulletins,
newsletters, board meeting summaries or minutes, financial reports, annual
reports, and other reports concerning the operation of the schools of the
district or programs of the service center. Such materials shall be published
for the purpose of furthering public awareness of all aspects of the board's
educational program and operation including:

(1)
Board policies and actions, procedures, administration and finance, and state
and federal requirements;

(4)
Any other information the board considers helpful in keeping students, parents,
employees, and residents aware of the operation of the school district. The
board may assign to employees the duty of producing the information authorized
by this division as a part or all of their jobs.

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) of this section, no board of
education shall use public funds to support or oppose the passage of a school
levy or bond issue or to compensate any school district employee for time spent
on any activity intended to influence the outcome of a school levy or bond
issue election.

(2) A board of education may permit any of its
employees to attend a public meeting during the employee's
regular working hours for the purpose of presenting information about school
finances and activities and board actions, even if the purpose of the meeting
is to discuss or debate the passage of a school levy or bond issue.

(D)The board of education of
a
school district that has entered into an agreement under section
3313.843 or 3313.845 of the Revised Code to receive any services from an
educational service center may authorize the
service center to
purchase or to accept upon donation supplies and equipment for such school
district and to pay the transportation, handling, and
storage charges involved in securing such supplies and equipment. Upon such
authorization, the governing board may make such purchases or accept such
donations and pay from the service center fund the cost of such supplies and
equipment and the transportation, handling, and storage charges involved.
The
district board shall reimburse in full the service center governing board for all such
expenditures on its behalf.